The owners from Barcelona had her sailing in Vigo. She was also registered there, so that means they had an office in Vigo. (postoffice?). Unfortunitly it is not visible at the stern of the tug but at th wheelhouse stands Barcelona! The picture was taken in Vigo as been told to me.

Your top photo (with the port of registry clearly Barcelona) is in front of the corner silos on the right, with the yellow container cranes across the dock. Google maps shows the white petrol tanks in line further back.
The brick warehouses in the second photo have gone now, but the same tall brick building is stil there (above the silos in the image above)

Whether A GAUDI was previously based in Vigo or was registered there I don't know, though I would doubt it. She may of course have made subsequent visits there in these old colours, as she definitely did much more recently in 8/2009 - she seems to be doing coastal towing since her days at Aviles.

David. Just checked the Lloyds Registers from 1975/1976 till my last one in 2005/2006 and she was always registered in Vigo. Never found Barcelona! The copy was from 1991/1992.
The pictures where taken June 1994.

Possible that LR had it wrong from the beginning, but if nobody ever told them it would stay the same. But more likely that she started as registered in Vigo and LR never informed of change. We need some more expert Spanish help, I think!

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